This is a collection of articles on how to teach English as a Second Language (ESL).
Help your English learners make quick gains with these engaging and effective strategies for teaching the past tense. Includes free resources you can use today.
Teaching the Past Tense to English Learners – An Engaging & Effective Lesson Plan! Read More »
Students don’t remember answers to questions they are not asking. Let’s take a look at how we can inspire tour students to wonder…
Inspiring More “Aha” Moments from Your English Learners Read More »
In this helpful article, you’ll find tips, lesson plans, and resources for helping your English Learners build fluency with English be-verbs.
Fun ESL Activity Sheets for Beginners – Be Verbs Read More »
The first step to learning how to learn is learning how to remember. This article covers some important ways to help your ESL students remember what you teach.
How to Help ELLs Remember Vocabulary, Concepts, & More! Read More »
Encouraging your students to not only respect each other but to also be kind is a worthy if sometimes difficult goal.
1 Simple Teaching Technique to Encourage Kindness Read More »
This #1 teaching skill with English learners is needed often in the classroom, not only with our students but with ourselves.
The #1 Most Challenging Teaching Skill with ELLs Read More »
Teaching is probably the world’s best profession, but there are a lot of ways it can drive you a little crazy.
5 Ways ESL Teachers Can Create Peace in their Classes Read More »
Most teachers on one day or another will wonder why happiness in teaching English learners can be difficult to hold on to.
Even though some of our students are hard to love, on most days and in most classes, we love them regardless.
Making a Difference with Our ELLs (Even When It’s Hard) Read More »
One of the biggest challenges we face as teachers is figuring out why some students are able to learn the material while others are not.
ELLs Struggling? This #1 Cause Is the Most Important Read More »
It is unproductive to give a student an answer to a question they are not asking. But how does inductive learning play out in the classroom?
Sometimes it seems that no matter what I do, some students just can’t remember anything we do in class. Here are 4 tips that will help.
I was surprised when I recently started reading that learning styles are a bust. Should we really be scrapping the idea entirely?
ELLs and Learning Styles – Helpful or Not Helpful? Read More »
Kendra waited half a semester before dealing with a problem that ended up causing her to snap. What happened and how can we avoid the same mistake?
5 Tips for Reducing Stress and Enjoying Your ELLs More Read More »
Carrot and Stick? ? How should we follow through with our students in the classroom? Does the old carrot and stick method work? Is there a better way?
1 Word That Will Help Ground Your Classroom Management Read More »
Do your ELL student argue with you about in-class assignments, act surprised when there are consequences, or get upset with you a lot? These are signs of a common classroom management problem. Find out what it is as we get back into the Kid-Inspired classroom management series.
Teaching is difficult. If we look take a brave look at our students, and ourselves, we can better inspire our students, and possibly even inspire ourselves.
How to Find Inspiration in the English Learners We Teach Read More »
